Boston Scientific Reviews
84% would recommend to a friend
(3823 total reviews)

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- "I worked with great people that were always willing to take the time out to teach me new things." (in 371 reviews)
- "Star performers aren't valued and inevitably leave due to lack of opportunity and poor management" (in 110 reviews)
- "Politics, Lower management is pathetic, Upper management does not care if an employee leaves." (in 25 reviews)
- "Senior management are a bit removed from the engineers working on projects, don't mix with us only in formal settings." (in 19 reviews)
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- 5.0FEATURED REVIEWMay 23, 2023Process Development EngineerFormer Employee, more than 1 yearSpencer, IN
Pros
- A lot of friendly people who are motivated and willing to help - Reasonable flexibility - Free training sessions - Free certification opportunities - Good amount of vacation days - Lateral transition opportunities
Cons
I'm sure there are some I can think of, but I believe the pros outweigh whatever cons there are.
3 - 5.0Nov 29, 2023IT Project ManagerCurrent Employee
Pros
Great work life balance, great benefits
Cons
Not Agile enough, no perks like paid sabbatical
- 5.0Nov 25, 2023Process EngineerCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearMinneapolis, MN
Pros
Great benefits and workplace culture. Many opportunities to take classes and learn outside of your day to day work. Aggressively buying companies to extend their reach.
Cons
Lower than competition pay scale results in losing good engineers.
- 3.0Oct 3, 2023Insurance Verification SpecialistFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsValley City, ND
Pros
My time there started out well as I was left to be able to do my work as I saw was best, which I did just fine doing. I received very reasonable pay and benefits. I did learn alot and the position help improve my abilities and self esteem.
Cons
As the company expanded into my area they grew much more Nit Picky and controlling about how I do my job. It was very upsetting and stressful. The people in my office were not overly pleasant to be around either. I was forced to come into the office half time after being 100% productive and efficient being exclusively from home for over 2 years due to Covid. Supervisor was reasonable, but hands were tied on many things. I also struggled to be able to access my find pay stub, something that should be automatically mailed with any pay day that takes place after my last day on the job.
- 5.0Aug 2, 2023Data Science FellowCurrent EmployeeArden Hills, MN
Pros
Since joining Boston Scientific over two years ago as a data scientist, I've been continually pleasantly surprised by the culture: at every turn my ideas are heard; innovation is encouraged, appreciated, and supported; employees can bring their full selves; and the sense and presence of community is real. I'm truly excited for this company's future, and for my career at Boston Scientific.
Cons
Boston Scientific is large company, and change can be slow. In addition, this size and the general structure that has resulted from growth through acquisitions means that silos can abound. It takes a willingness to reach out to others, effort to spread ideas, and engagement of the rich communities of practice and employee resource groups to drive important change. Fortunately, the company culture is such that when you do this, you will be heard, and you will be empowered to continue.
1 - 5.0Nov 20, 2023Clinical SpecialistFormer Employee, more than 1 yearSan Antonio, TX
Pros
- great work life balance - great benefits - great team collaboration
Cons
No cons at the moment
- 5.0Nov 14, 2023Territory ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 3 years
Pros
Boston treats you so well, really promotes internally and wants you to succeed.
Cons
You are the primary driver of any and all success- you need to problem solve and everything is up to you.
- 3.0Sep 14, 2023Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee, less than 1 yearMinneapolis, MN
Pros
The timeliness were reasonable and there were plenty of resources available to make projects go smoothly for an intern/co-op who might need a little more help. The people who work here are kind and understanding. You basically get treated like an entry level engineer, which means you will be given actual work that impacts the company and helps the team you are assigned to instead of being given busy work for 6 months
Cons
You might get thrown into the deep end a bit, which can be intimidating and paralyzing if you've been more academic and less hands-on with your learning experience before starting here, but I guess that goes for most first internships/jobs. The pay is not very good ($27/hr) considering they expect you to do the work of an entry level engineer as an intern/co-op.
- 3.0Nov 16, 2023Business DevelopmentFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsSanta Clara, CA
Pros
Future Company revenue projection is good, Direct Management is good. Run like a big company with typical pros related to scale. Numerous Acquisitions all ,restructured out, as is norm.
Cons
Management is not allowed to provide verbal references to potential employers of x-employees. Many internal roles but do not fill with available good internal candidates. Does not respect christian religious beliefs of employees . Run like a big company with bureaucratic cons related to it.
- 5.0Nov 14, 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee
Pros
Work life balance, family friendly, room for innovation
Cons
Lower paid than other big med device companies in the area
Boston Scientific Reviews FAQs
Boston Scientific has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 5,106 reviews left anonymously by employees. 84% of employees would recommend working at Boston Scientific to a friend and 78% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.
84% of Boston Scientific employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Boston Scientific 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.9 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Boston Scientific to be career development, culture, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, management.